Bk Salon Restaurant by Phaithaya Banchakitikun

Bk Salon Restaurant by Phaithaya Banchakitikun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Aur in Design de Arhitectură, Clădiri și Structuri Competition Category.

AurArhitectură· 2025

Bk Salon Restaurant

by Phaithaya Banchakitikun

Client: Phaithaya Banchakitikun

A' Design Award de Aur Winner in Arhitectură Category

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The Design

About Bk Salon Restaurant

Bk Salon este un restaurant thailandez de tip fine dining din Bangkok, Thailanda. Designul folosește o dispunere de tip cluster a clădirilor, care formează în interior o curte deschisă, utilizată ca zonă de mese în aer liber, la umbra copacilor. Fațada este realizată din fire de ratan artificial dispuse într-un model inspirat din țesutul tradițional thailandez, formând o suprafață tridimensională curbată care permite vederea spre interior. În interior, panouri de sticlă curbată se întind de la podea până la tavan. O cafenea este amplasată în partea din față, restaurantul principal se află mai în interior, iar o zonă de dining privat se găsește la etajul al doilea.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Aur

Bk Salon Restaurant a câștigat A' Design Award de Aur, o recunoaștere nespus de prestigioasă acordată designurilor de prim rang, minunate și remarcabile. Câștigătorii Aurului sunt creații extrem de inovatoare, vizionare și orbitor de strălucitoare, care reflectă geniul, înțelepciunea și măiestria designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Bk Salon Restaurant să fie o invenție foarte lăudată, creatoare de tendințe și monumentală, care oferă o valoare fără precedent. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Aur este un proiect spectaculos și respectat, care aduce mari beneficii și împinge limitele artei, științei, designului și tehnologiei. Bk Salon Restaurant creează sentimente intense de dorință, trezește pasiunea, încurajează creativitatea și fascinează.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The project is a Thai restaurant in a fine dining format. The concept of the project design integrates architectural styles with a cluster building layout that creating an open court inside that serves as an outdoor seating area with a pleasant atmosphere under the shade of trees.
Dimensions & Packaging: Each building is designed with different heights of space and facade, featuring both one-story and two-story buildings. From the exterior, the dimensions of the spaces are clearly visible, and when looking through the overlapping facades of the buildings that one can see the effect of transparency and opacity created by the woven facade.
Tags: Vernacular thai material, Traditional, Thai cultural woven product
Production Technology: The Facade of the building exterior is designed using artificial rattan strands with a pattern that reflects traditional Thai weaving. This creates a three-dimensional curved form allowing visibility through to the entire interior space of the building. For the interior walls of the functional area, the internal facade features fully curved glass panels that extend from the floor to the ceiling.
Design Challenge: During the process of refining details both before and during construction, the design team carefully studied detail options that best align with the main concept of the façade design. This included elements such as walkway surfaces, walkway edges, surrounding railings, as well as interior and landscape design aspects.
Research: During the design phase, the design team conducted research on both the building's form proportions and the overall composition arrangement to achieve the most suitable balance of building proportions and negative space for the project.

Additionally, great attention was given to the façade pattern. The process began with selecting the desired pattern and exploring weaving or interlocking techniques to ensure its feasibility with real materials.
Inspiration: The form and facade of the building weave together Thai culture, from dining to various utensils such as sticky rice containers “Kratip” woven basket, round bamboo basket and traditional Thai woven products.
Project Duration: The project started in 2021 and finished in 2023. The project located on sathupradit road, Bangkok, Thailand.
Operation Flow: The project incorporates a variety of functions including a café at the front and a main restaurant located further inside. Both areas offer seating options both indoors and outdoors. Additionally, the second floor features a private dining area that can be adapted for a Chef’s Table experience.

The service zone is positioned on the left side of the project for convenient access from the loading area at the front. Special attention has been given to treating the façade in this area to ensure it remains unobtrusive when viewed from the front of the project.
Team Members: Phaithaya Banchakitikun